The Church Politics Podcast

The "Church Politics" Podcast is where you can get in-depth political analysis from a Christian worldview.

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Religion & Spirituality
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CP | Our Self-Defeating Politics of Pettiness
44 min
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CP | As You Like It
36 min
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CP | Politics is Not a Game
62 min
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CP | Debriefing Iran and 2020 As Christians
54 min
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CP | Justin’s Space Analogy
44 min
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CP | 2020 Gets Real (so does impeachment)
48 min
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CP | The AND Campaign’s 2020 Statement
AND Campaign’s leadership discusses its recently released statement on the 2020 election. To sign the statement yourself, visit www.andcampaign.org/2020.
40 min
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CP | A Conversation About Religious Freedom wit...
In this week’s episode, Justin and Michael talk with Becket’s Luke Goodrich, author of the new book Free to Believe: The Battle over Religious Freedom in America, about last week’s Supreme Court cases concerning Title VII and Beto’s call to remove church’s tax-exempt status if they oppose same-sex marriage and LGBT rights.
49 min
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CP | Impeachment
On this week’s episode, Justin and Michael talk about two major events that have transpired since their last episode.
56 min
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CP | Politics, Policy & Presidential Campaigns
On this week’s episode, Justin and Michael discuss the latest debate and allegations surrounding Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. They also look at the potential for bipartisan action on background checks, and share their major takeaways from the 2020 presidential debate.
47 min
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CP | Criminal Justice Reform and the French-Ahm...
In this week’s episode, Justin and Michael discuss the state of criminal justice reform and highlight some potential areas for progress. They also discuss the French-Ahmari debate.
40 min
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CP | Democrats’ Misguided Outreach
In this week’s episode, Justin and Michael discuss a DNC Resolution on Religiously Unaffiliated voters, as well as Beto O’Rourke’s reversal on his commitment not to curse on the campaign trail.
45 min
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CP | Multiple Perspectives
In this week’s episode, Justin and Michael tackle some difficult, complicated current events that have been communicated with different, conflicting narratives, including President Trump’s experience at the G7, the Amazon rainforest fires and Sen. Bernie Sanders’ plan to fix news media.
52 min
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CP | How the Left is Disingenuous with the Blac...
In this week’s episode, Justin and Michael discuss Jeffrey Epstein and the Hong Kong protests. Additionally, they cover a dust-up from last week concerning multiple Democratic presidential candidates’ visits to a church with a pastor who teaches homosexuality is a sin.
41 min
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CP | Moral Leadership in Violent Times
In this week’s episode, Justin and Michael reflect on a week of violence, and our political obligations moving forward. They also discuss the recent Democratic debates.
59 min
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CP | Bad Governance
On this week’s episode, Michael and Justin discuss the ongoing demonstrations in Puerto Rico and calls for the governor to resign. They also discuss how the July Democratic debates are shaping up, and the most recent squabbling between Bill de Blasio and Beto O’Rourke.
46 min
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CP | On the Border
In this week’s episode, Justin and Michael discuss Michael’s recent op-ed in The New York Times on Democratic 2020 candidates’ approach to abortion. They also discuss President Trump’s recent racist comments regarding the Squad, and VP Pence’s trip to the border detention facilities.
38 min
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CP | Trump Gains
In this week’s episode, Justin and Michael discuss the recent border spending deal, and Speaker Pelosi’s remarks about the four Democrats—including AOC--who voted against it. They also discuss Trump’s new career-high approval rating, as well as Biden’s new efforts to address criticism of his record on civil rights.
34 min
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CP | The Center Doesn’t Hold
In this week’s episode, Justin and Michael discuss the horrible reports on detainment facilities at the border, and recent developments with Iran. They also cover extreme abortion rhetoric from the left and the right from over the weekend.
42 min
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CP | What’s in Vogue?
In this week’s episode, Justin and Michael talk about Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s comments regarding pro-life views, and the current state of the 2020 Democratic primary contest. They also discuss a recent article in Teen Vogue promoting sex work.
43 min
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CP | Standing Apart in Politics
In this week’s episode, Justin and Michael tackle the big controversies of the past week, including Joe Biden’s multi-day journey on the Hyde Amendment that ended with him opposing a policy he’d supported for over 40 years, as well as President Trump’s visit to McLean Bible Church. Finally, what is Trump thinking on tariffs?
48 min
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CP | Politics and Protest
In this week’s episode, Justin and Michael discuss the recent spate of abortion-related legislation and the role of Louisiana Representative Katrina Jackson. They also discuss President Trump’s visit to the UK, and a protester’s interruption of an event with Sen. Kamala Harris.
36 min
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CP | Racial Reconciliation: A Conversation with...
In this week’s episode, co-hosts Justin Giboney and Michael Wear interview Pastor and entrepreneur Lee Jenkins about his ongoing work to promote racial reconciliation, and what we can all learn from it.
29 min
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CP | A Conversation with Gene Sperling on Econo...
In this week’s episode, Michael discusses a recent essay by Gene Sperling, former Director of the National Economic Council under both President Clinton and President Obama, on “Economic Dignity.” In the interview, Michael and Gene discuss a view of...
51 min
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CP | 2020 and the Economy
On this week’s episode, co-hosts Justin Giboney and Michael Wear discuss new entrants to the 2020 Democratic Primary. They also discuss a potential major infrastructure deal between The White House and Congress, and how it might fit in with positive...
34 min